Amharic gǝmb 1912a
Amharic gǝmb 1912a
from Amharic ግምጃ gǝmǧā , Tigrinya ግምጃ gǝmǧā 822; the meaning of ‘gǝmǧā’ has undergone change over time: originally the word referred to precious fabric whereas nowadays it is used for ordinary cotton. 1918a defines it as ‘cloth of silk and gold thread’. According to 272 it is coloured cloth made of cotton or silk. In contemporary Amharic it refers to cotton cloth, white or coloured (p.c. Wondwosen Adane).
from Amharic ግምጃ gǝmǧā , Tigrinya ግምጃ gǝmǧā 822; the meaning of ‘gǝmǧā’ has undergone change over time: originally the word referred to precious fabric whereas nowadays it is used for ordinary cotton. 1918a defines it as ‘cloth of silk and gold thread’. According to 272 it is coloured cloth made of cotton or silk. In contemporary Amharic it refers to cotton cloth, white or coloured (p.c. Wondwosen Adane).
ቤተ፡ beta status constructusst. c., ቤት፡ bet house ofen
ቤተ፡ ሐኖት፡ beta ḥanot «boucheriefr» ― የበጋማች፡ ቤት፡ Ms. BNFabb217, fol. 26r., videasvid. ሐኖት፡
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ቤተ፡ ሞቅሕ፡ beta moqǝḥ «prisonfr» ― ግዛት፡ Ms. BNFabb217, fol. 39v. ( የግዛት፡ ቤት፡ 872; ግዛት፡ ቤት፡ 338.), videasvid. ሞቅሕ፡
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ቤተ፡ ሐኖት beta ḥanot tavernen, videasvid. ሐኖት፡ 238b
ቤተ፡ መሥዋዕት beta maśwāʿt altaren, videasvid. መሥዋዕት፡ 538b
ቤተ፡ መሪራን beta marirān a rebellious houseen, transcription of Heb. ‘beṯ mǝrī’ 360a
ቤተ፡ ሞቅሕ beta moqǝḥ prisonen, videasvid. ሞቅሕ፡ 354a
ቤተ፡ ሥዕል beta śǝʿl oratoryen, private chapel of a sovereign where there is an iconen (instead of an ark), videasvid. ሥዕል፡ 525a
from Amharic ግምጃ gǝmǧā , Tigrinya ግምጃ gǝmǧā 822; the meaning of ‘gǝmǧā’ has undergone change over time: originally the word referred to precious fabric whereas nowadays it is used for ordinary cotton. 1918a defines it as ‘cloth of silk and gold thread’. According to 272 it is coloured cloth made of cotton or silk. In contemporary Amharic it refers to cotton cloth, white or coloured (p.c. Wondwosen Adane).
from Amharic ግምጃ gǝmǧā , Tigrinya ግምጃ gǝmǧā 822; the meaning of ‘gǝmǧā’ has undergone change over time: originally the word referred to precious fabric whereas nowadays it is used for ordinary cotton. 1918a defines it as ‘cloth of silk and gold thread’. According to 272 it is coloured cloth made of cotton or silk. In contemporary Amharic it refers to cotton cloth, white or coloured (p.c. Wondwosen Adane).